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Marcellus is an Americana plum raised by H. A. Terry at Crescent, Iowa, from seed of Van Buren. The seedling fruited in 1893.[S1] In the South Dakota bulletin, it appears as a northern trial plum with some promise rather than a fully proven mainstay. It was also shown again in the plate series for the 1902 and 1904 crops.[S1]
The fruit is described simply but favorably: fair in size, good in quality, and a good keeper.[S1] Recorded ripening dates in South Dakota were September 6 in 1902, September 8 in 1903, and September 12 in 1904. In that trial context, this places it in the early to mid September season.[S1]
Tree performance was mixed. Of two trees planted in 1898, one died, while the other made strong, healthy growth.[S1] The surviving tree was still only a light bearer at the time of reporting. The bulletin therefore preserves Marcellus as a plum with healthy growth and respectable fruit quality, but not yet heavy production under those conditions.[S1]
No direct zone rating is given. Its documented record comes from Iowa origin and South Dakota testing, which places it in the northern plains fruit growing context, but the bulletin does not make a stronger hardiness claim than that.[S1]
Marcellus is presented specifically in the Americana plum group, with Van Buren named as its seed parent.[S1] The surviving record is brief, but it preserves the essentials of a regional seedling selection: who raised it, where it came from, when it first fruited, how it ripened in trial years, and why it was remembered.[S1]
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This summary currently draws chiefly from Plums in South Dakota.
Featured source descriptions
“Fruit ripened September 6, 1902; September 8, 1903; and September 12, 1904.”
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“The fruit is of good quality.”
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“The tree is described as a light bearer so far.”
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 17 | Plums in South Dakota | unknown | 10 | 0 | 0 | p25 | It is described as a good keeper.; The fruit is of good quality.; The fruit is of fair size.; Fruit ripened September 6, 1902; September 8, 1903; and September 12, 1904. |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 17 | p25 | storage_duration | It is described as a good keeper. | Marcellus, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p25 | flavor_profile | The fruit is of good quality. | Marcellus, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p25 | fruit_size | The fruit is of fair size. | Marcellus, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p25 | description_snippet | Fruit ripened September 6, 1902; September 8, 1903; and September 12, 1904. | Marcellus, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p25 | productivity | The tree is described as a light bearer so far. | Marcellus, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p25 | growth_habit | Of two trees planted in 1898, one died and the other made a strong healthy growth. | Marcellus, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p25 | entry_location | The origin location given is Crescent, Iowa. | Marcellus, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p25 | entry_pedigree | It was grown from seed of Van Buren and fruited in 1893. | Marcellus, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p25 | breeder_reference | Originated by H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa. | Marcellus, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p25 | taxon_context | Marcellus is presented as an Americana plum. | Marcellus, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| storage_duration | It is described as a good keeper. | 0.94 |
| flavor_profile | The fruit is of good quality. | 0.93 |
| fruit_size | The fruit is of fair size. | 0.93 |
| description_snippet | Fruit ripened September 6, 1902; September 8, 1903; and September 12, 1904. | 0.94 |
| productivity | The tree is described as a light bearer so far. | 0.96 |
| growth_habit | Of two trees planted in 1898, one died and the other made a strong healthy growth. | 0.95 |
| entry_location | The origin location given is Crescent, Iowa. | 0.95 |
| entry_pedigree | It was grown from seed of Van Buren and fruited in 1893. | 0.95 |
| breeder_reference | Originated by H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa. | 0.97 |
| taxon_context | Marcellus is presented as an Americana plum. | 0.98 |
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